Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
With two and a half decades of experience in strategic technology public relations, I support Tenable’s mission to empower organizations to manage cybersecurity risks effectively with exposure management. In fact, I've focused on cybersecurity for my entire career, dating back to the early days of the industry. As Senior Director of Corporate Communications for Tenable, I've led media relations, social media, internal communications, influencer relations and executive communications, combining expertise in marketing communications and crisis management to advance brand awareness and thought leadership. My work aligns with Tenable's commitment to integrity and innovation, building data-led narratives that resonate with diverse audiences worldwide. At Tenable, I spearhead global communications initiatives, crafting strategic campaigns that enhance positive brand perception and engagement. Collaborating across functional teams, I create impactful narratives and deliver insightful cybersecurity data to audiences who use it to reduce risk. My focus on marketing, strategic communications, and content creation ensures Tenable remains a trusted leader in the cybersecurity space in the AI era.
• Lead global media relations and executive communications for Tenable, driving brand awareness and thought leadership. • Develop strategic PR campaigns and content creation, resulting in increased engagement and positive brand perception. • Manage crisis communications and narrative creation, ensuring brand reputation and integrity are maintained.
Oversaw the public relations effort for the world's largest nonprofit association of cybersecurity professionals, including everything from program strategy to execution in multiple regions. Also assisted with a number of corp comms initiatives, presentation development, event management and executive speech and content writing and broadcast prep, in addition to serving as a content developer and managing editor for the association's publication - InfoSecurity Professional Magazine.
Ran client engagement on the East coast of the US for LEWIS Global Communications, always searching for B2B and B2C technology companies that needed the help of an experienced, creative and talented team with any or all of their marketing communications strategy and execution, including lead gen programs, PR, event management, research, video, social media, creative, content, web development, and more. Formerly spent 15 years in account servicing roles, and guided PR programs for clients such as Emulex, ThreatTrack Security, Courion, Proofpoint, Thycotic, Ciena, SafeNet (Gemalto), IBM Security and many more.
Served as part of the senior management team at DMG leading up to and through its acquisition by LEWIS. Worked with a broad range of technology clients, including Proofpoint, IBM ISS, Enterasys, Crossbeam Systems, Ciena, Sunbelt Software, Nucleus Research, GFI Software, ThreatTrack Security, SafeNet (now part of Gemalto), Emulex, NetScout Systems, DataCore Software, FuseSource, Ounce Labs, and several other publicly-traded and privately-held technology companies. Working knowledge of different technology sectors became widespread over the years, but made Internet Security and Enterprise Networking and Storage chief areas of expertise. As Security Practice Leader, oversaw security client accounts and provided guidance on how to tell a differentiated security narrative and how to respond to breaking news and ongoing trends in the industry. As Senior Managing Director, oversaw several accounts and developed customized, strategic media relations campaigns for clients, managed career development of colleagues, and helped guide company trajectory - participating in weekly management meetings. Since returning to the U.S. in 2009, oversaw or served as the international team lead on most of DMG’s global accounts, working in concert with teams in the UK, Germany, France and Australia to manage cohesive transatlantic programs.
Managed the opening of Davies Murphy Group's first European office, which included relocation to London. Gained extensive international PR experience working with clients in England and Spain, and collaborated with U.S. colleagues to remotely develop global PR programs and processes. Worked with British media outlets and reporters and learned the differences between UK, Spanish and U.S. media relations and business market environments. This position included office management, day-to-day account management, and vendor management, as well as European and intra-England travel.
Ran day-to-day media relations programs for publicly-traded flagship clients such as Lexmark, Microsoft, Cisco, and Sybase iAnywhere, as well as emerging tech companies like ClearCube Technology and Curl Corporation, early cyber companies like Authentec, and public affairs-related organizations like The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care. Performed a range of activities from coverage tracking, to media and analyst pitch development, to campaign planning and execution - and everything in between.